ShareMeNot

Prevents third-party buttons embedded by sites from tracking you until you actually click on them.

What is ShareMeNot?

ShareMeNot is a Chrome extension specifically designed to prevent embedded third-party buttons (such as Facebook's 'Like' or Twitter's 'tweet' button) on various sites across the Internet from tracking your online activities until you actually click on them. Unlike traditional solutions, ShareMeNot allows you to enjoy your web experience with these buttons intact, only eliminating their tracking functionalities until clicked. Note that ShareMeNot is a part of an ongoing research project and is still open for feedback for improvements.

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Extension stats

By: https://sharemenot.cs.washington.edu

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Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.30 (10)

Version: 1.2.3 (Last updated: 2014-06-09)

Creation date: 2014-06-09

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 130.05K

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 26601 ▼ 110

Other rankings

#1941 in Social Networking ▼ 4 #66 in computer keyword 20 ▲ 2 #101 in university keyword 4 ▼ 2 #196 in privacy keyword 50 ▼ 3 #272 in tracking keyword 24 ▼ 3

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Extension summary

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Did you know that buttons like these allow Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and others to track your online browsing activities on every site that includes one of these buttons, even if you never click the buttons and (in some browsers) even if you have third-party cookies disabled?

ShareMeNot is a browser extension designed to prevent third-party buttons (such as Facebook's “Like” or Twitter's “tweet” button) embedded by sites across the Internet from tracking you until you actually click on them. Unlike traditional solutions, ShareMeNot does this without completely removing the buttons from the web experience.

Note that this extension is part of a research project and not targeted for general use. We welcome your feedback and will use it to improve our tool.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works very well; users forget it's running
Helps reduce visibility of social media buttons on websites

Cons

Issues with logging into Plex.tv account while extension is active
Button missing from address line for some users

Most mentioned

Users are generally satisfied with the functionality
Some users request a whitelist feature for trusted sites
Certain functionalities work perfectly, while others cause issues

Recent reviews

exactely what I was looking for

Simon Rauchbart, 2016-08-25

Sarebbe utile poter impostare una whitelist per i siti di cui ci fidiamo.

D J, 2015-05-06

Works very well, so much so that I forget that it's running and that most sites even have those buttons. However, one major issue: I cannot log into my Plex.tv account with this running. Once I get to the user login page, ShareMeNot hides the entire page and just shows its logo. Unfortunately, then, I'm disabling the extension.